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Here we have the last installment of “The Naked Time” screencaps from Star Trek: The Original Series. We’ve got Vulcan tears, a basketweave hairdo, and Kirk’s famous ripped shirt. What more could you want?

We’ll start with Spock (Leonard Nimoy) checking in with the already crazy-virus-infected Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett). Since the virus seems to bring out a person’s inner desires, Nurse Chapel tries a little romance with her favorite Vulcan.
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The touch sends the virus from Christine to Spock…

He doesn’t resist at first, in somewhat of a trance, but he finally slips away…

…where he has an uncharacteristic breakdown in the hall.

Kirk (William Shatner) hits Spock one too many times and gets a bloody lip for his trouble…and then starts suffering from the virus himself…

But once on the deck, Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) injects him with the antitode–of course, ripping his shirt in the process. Kirk ended up shirtless in probably 85% of the episodes…or perhaps that’s just my memory exaggerating the facts. His shirt did seem to get torn quite often, though.

Spock and Scotty (James Doohan) get the engines up and running again…

While McCoy, Spock, and Yeoman Rand (Grace Lee Whitney) try to keep things together on the bridge. Notice Rand’s trademark basketweave 60s hairdo. Perhaps she was the inspiration for SNLs Coneheads.

Still suffering after-effects of the virus, Kirk remembers the pain of loneliness from being ship’s Captain–and unable to fraternize with any of the crew. This is a long-standing theme in Kirk’s life, even throughout the movies; they never really allow him to be happy.

Rand can feel his stares, but doesn’t know what he’s thinking. We also get a nice shot of the basketweave again.

The bridge crew of the Enterprise, on to their next mission. Whitney said in an interview that she and George Takei were supposed to get a Star Trek series of their own; however the eventual new Star Trek became Enterprise with Scott Bakula. It’s a true shame. I would have loved to see a Takei and Whitney Star Trek project–or a “George and Gracie” show as Whitney called it.

This concludes this series of Star Trek: The Original Series screencaps from “The Naked Time”. Stay tuned to the Shrine for more of the actors, movies, and TV that you love!

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Star Trek, “The Naked Time” screencaps, c1966 Desilu Productions, NBC, Paramount.   

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The Star Trek original series episode “The Naked Time” was so full of great character shots and craziness that I had to do more screencaps. You’ve got shirtless fencing, tears of a Vulcan, forbidden love, and bizarre 60s hairdos. Alas, I forgot to capture the contamination suits made out of shower curtains. The original series of Star Trek was all about the low budget–half the fun of watching it is playing “spot the styrofoam rock” that’s been used in nearly every episode for every planet the crew visited. It says a lot about the strength of the program that it overcame it’s sometimes silly props and costumes and won a huge fan base that is even stronger today.

Here we have Sulu (George Takei) at the helm, before the crazy virus sets in…
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A concerned Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), wondering about the deaths of the scientists on the about-to-explode planet below.

Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), updating his Captain on the planet’s status.

Sure the outfit was ridiculous, but I just wanted to show how hot Uhura’s (Nichelle Nichols) legs are. For all that Star Trek tried to be progressive, it’s startling to see some of the belittling ways women are treated in the series. Sexiness is fine, and hey, Kirk had his shirt off nearly every episode too. But most of the women crew are portrayed in the early episodes carrying trays around, serving the men their meals and getting ogled at the same time. The women most often use their wiles to get what they want or get out of danger, and are frequently portrayed as eyelash-fluttering objects of romance. To be honest, centered firmly in the Geek realm, the newer Star Trek series have lingering sexism–just look at the outcry over the female Captain Janeway of Voyager and the addition of the femme-bot Borg Seven of Nine to her crew. We’ve come a long way, baby, but we still have a ways to go.

The dynamic duo, Kirk and Spock.

The actors on Star Trek spent a lot of time staring into glowing devices. In one instance Kirk was sitting in front of a computer monitor that illuminated him with the strength of a shop light. It’s a wonder they didn’t all go blind.

Kirk demanding answers about the mysterious illness from Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley).

Lt. Riley (Bruce Hyde) joyously mouthing off to Spock. Uhura actually got to take the helm for a few minutes to cover for him.

That’s Riley’s hand in the photo below, as he tries to woo Nurse Chapel (Majel Barrett). I will never understand that hair color, let alone the crazy hairstyle.

A slim and wiry shirtless Sulu, challenging two crewmen to a duel. Sulu does crazy with some sexy style.

I’ve got some more of these coming up, with more shirtless Sulu, crazed Kirk, and crying Spock. Go here for Part III of “Naked Time”.

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Star Trek, “The Naked Time” screencaps, c1966 Desilu Productions, NBC, Paramount. 

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